Model year record
2001 Kia Spectra
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 56 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Air bags: frontal | 5 | 66,000 mi |
| Power train | 5 | 14,000 mi |
| Air bags | 4 | 58,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 30,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 24,760 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 13,500 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 2 | 14,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 2 | — |
| Electrical system | 1 | 92,600 mi |
| Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery | 1 | 2,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 2,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: turn signal | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 1 | — |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | 13,500 mi |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | 33,000 mi |
| Seats | 1 | 58,000 mi |
| Service brakes | 1 | 100,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | 8,000 mi |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 15,598 mi |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: heater core | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element | 1 | 87,400 mi |
| Visibility: glass, side/rear | 1 | — |
The 2000 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Kia Spectra model years
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